Part 1 of "One Small Step" - the newest storyline for this red-hot VERTIGO monthly. Yorick Brown is the last man on Earth...but is he the last man in the solar system? That question is raised when a mysterious visitor lands on top of Yorick's speeding train. Plus, the identity of the shadowy informant is finally revealed.
A somewhat uneventful issue when it's compared to the previous issues, as all that this first chapter manages to accomplish is hook Yorick's group up with the Russian woman who is tracking the descending satellite, and they are made aware of what she is trying to do. We also learn that the crew on the space station has been in contact with the surface, and as such they are aware of what has happened on the surface, which probably explains why they've remained in orbit longer than it was probably safe for them to have done so. Still, the situation has been set in motion, as the crew is coming to the surface, and Yorick's group have been made aware of this situation, which involves them in the race to met this satellite when it makes its way to the surface. The issue also offers up some fun little teaser moments, like Dr. Mann's curious slip of the tongue when they discusses her clone baby, and then of course there the final page surprise, that creates a flurry of questions. There's also Read Full Review